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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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